October 2nd Louisiana Downs Recap
Fast and firm conditions on Friday. Had some rain on Thursday night, but not enough to affect the racing surface. Early-pressing types best on main. Turf seemed to play fair.
Hat trick for leading rider Don Simington. Francisco Torres booted home a pair.
Foreign Production easily captured the 4th as the heavy fav. He might show up in a stakes event at Fair Grounds in the near future.
Kylie’s Dream tried turf and a route of ground for the first time in the 5th, and she did not corner well around the first turn. She finished 8th …read more

September 26th Louisiana Downs Recap
Fast track and back on the turf…yes! Edge to early-pressing types on main. Turf seemed to play fair.
Hat trick for leading rider Don Simington. Rico Flores and Ramsey Zimmerman both booted home a pair. Jerry Cart saddled two winners on the day.
Brian House is 40% with debut maiden claimers, and he struck again in the 8th with Neverknocknoclass ($23.20). Bet down longshot play of the day Popcorn Secret was a non-threatening 8th in the same race.
Got one top home on Saturday. Best bet Ivor’s Empire (9th race) finished a flat 4th at 7-2.
September 27th Louisiana Downs Recap
Weather: Sunny. …read more

September 18th Louisiana Downs Recap
Sloppy track and off the turf once again. Main track played fair.
Hat trick for leading rider Don Simington.
Kept the analysis hot streak going with four winning top choices including best bet Izzy Golden ($7.80). Note that daily late Pick 4 play will resume on Saturday with $100k guaranteed pool. We did not have time to work up the graphics, etc. with all of the Super Derby preparations on Thursday and Friday.
September 19th Preview
Weather: Isolated Thunderstorms (30% chance). High 79.
Saturday’s 13-race card includes six stakes races and includes the Grade 2 $750k Super Derby.
Unbridled Handicap: Mogumbo Cat goes for his 5th …read more

September 13th Louisiana Downs Recap
Wet track and off the turf again. Early/pressing types dominated.
Richard Eramia, Don Simington, and ‘Cisco Torres each booted home a pair. Jerry Cart saddled two winners on the day.
Lucky Lou rallied from off the pace to finish a clear 2nd in the 6th race. He ran a winning race against the bias but could not reel in wire job winner Smokin’ Spirit. Royal Twine finished an even 3rd and is better on turf.
Big rebound day on the analysis front. Four tops got the job done and paid $8.60, $22.80, $13.20, and $4. The first …read more

September 11th Louisiana Downs Recap
Fast and firm on Friday, but wet weather is looming. Edge to early/pressing types both days this week. Stalkers and closers continue to hold the edge on turf.
Hat trick for red hot jock Francisco Torres. John Jacinto booted home a pair.
In a bit of a handicapping slump. Only one top last Sunday and this Thursday, and no tops got the job done on Friday. Got a pair home in my suggested Pick 4, and I was 2nd and 3rd in the other two legs. My suggested single Tootie Mama controlled the pace as expected in the grassy 8th, but she ended …read more

September 10th Louisiana Downs Recap
Fast and firm on Thursday. Slight edge to early-pressing types on the main. Turf course continues to favor stalkers and closers. Turf rails at 15 feet this week.
Hat trick for leading rider Don Simington. A pair of turf wins for Francisco Torres.
Longshot play of the day Walk Easy carved out the splits in the grassy 3rd and weakened to 5th.
My best bet Rather Exciting stalked, pounced, and took the lead as expected, but he weakened to 5th in the late stages. Belfast powered home as the chalky winner, but he sat a golden trip saving every …read more

September 5th Louisiana Downs Recap
Fast track and off the turf. Reportedly had some sort of water main break on the turf, so that is why we were off the weeds on the 5th.  Main track played fair again.
Hat trick for top two local jocks Don Simington and Francisco Torres.
Nice aggressive ride by hustling apprentice Anna Roberts aboard Penny Parfait in the 4th. She opened up a large early lead and was almost two lengths to the good of Get A Victory, who ended up a clear 2nd after a less than ideal start.
Takin’ The Bullet was a razor sharp stalking winner of …read more

September 4th Louisiana Downs Recap
Fast track and back on the turf, which was listed as good. Both surfaces seemed to play fair. Note that the turf rails are down this week.
Hat trick for leading rider Don Simington. Pam Simpson saddled two winners on the afternoon.
Got my best bet Miss Salti ($7.60) home in the 2nd. She was aggressively handled under Jose Riquelme and simply outmaneuvered fav Curley Kim, who ended up 3rd under leading rider Don Simington. My longshot play of the day Nacatoch was an early scratch.
Skipping Town was razor sharp in the 6th, an optional claiming turf …read more

August 28th Louisiana Downs Recap
A thunderstorm rolled through early in the morning and knocked the races off the turf. Track upgraded to fast by 3rd race. A pair of sprint wire jobs, and the remaining seven races were nabbed by stalkers.
Hat trick for leading rider Don Simington. ‘Cisco Torres followed up his Friday hat trick with a riding double.
Sharp win for stakes quality Going To The Sun in the optional claiming route feature. She landed the place in a $100k Florida event earlier this year. I will try to talk to trainer Michelle Lovell this weekend and see where …read more

August 22nd Louisiana Downs Recap
Both surfaces seemed to play fair.
Ramsey Zimmerman booted home a pair.
One top home on Saturday (Toccet Launch, $8.40). Longshot play of the day Precious Metal Man ran a big debut race to miss by a neck at 6.80-1. Had contenders firing all day including a pair of 2nd/3rd choice winners at 9-1.
We have a new Pick 4 graphic up and running. My suggested ticket on Saturday cost $50, and I ended up with 3 wins for the 2nd straight day. My best bet Mr. Hunter cost me the Pick 4 when he stalked, pounced, lead, and …read more